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Dr. Christofer Lendel Dr. Morten Bjerring Dr. Anatoly Dubnovitsky Robert T. Kelly Dr. Andrei Filippov Prof. Dr. Oleg N. Antzutkin Prof. Dr. Niels Chr. Nielsen Prof. Dr. Torleif Härd 《Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)》2014,53(47):12756-12760
Oligomeric and protofibrillar aggregates formed by the amyloid‐β peptide (Aβ) are believed to be involved in the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease. Central to Alzheimer pathology is also the fact that the longer Aβ42 peptide is more prone to aggregation than the more prevalent Aβ40. Detailed structural studies of Aβ oligomers and protofibrils have been impeded by aggregate heterogeneity and instability. We previously engineered a variant of Aβ that forms stable protofibrils and here we use solid‐state NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling to derive a structural model of these. NMR data are consistent with packing of residues 16 to 42 of Aβ protomers into hexameric barrel‐like oligomers within the protofibril. The core of the oligomers consists of all residues of the central and C‐terminal hydrophobic regions of Aβ, and hairpin loops extend from the core. The model accounts for why Aβ42 forms oligomers and protofibrils more easily than Aβ40. 相似文献
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AD (Alzheimer’s disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the cerebral accumulation of fibrillar amyloid‐beta (Aβ) aggregates. Here we present the electrochemistry of two novel sym‐triazine derivatives (TAE‐1, TAE‐2) as modulators of Aβ1–42 aggregation in vitro. Incubation studies conducted at physiological conditions demonstrated strong inhibition of β‐sheet fibril formation. Uniquely, square‐wave voltammetry indicated progressive changes in the surface‐availability of amyloid‐intercalated triazines for oxidation, mediated by competing peptide self‐assembly. Time‐resolved voltammetric analysis showed increasing anodic peak currents (≥3‐fold) and progressive shifts in redox potentials, measured over 24 h. The more potent aggregation modulator (TAE‐2) showed prolonged association during the pre‐nucleation states of Aβ. 相似文献
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Attenuation of the Aggregation and Neurotoxicity of Amyloid‐β Peptides by Catalytic Photooxygenation 下载免费PDF全文
Dr. Atsuhiko Taniguchi Dr. Daisuke Sasaki Azusa Shiohara Prof. Takeshi Iwatsubo Dr. Taisuke Tomita Dr. Youhei Sohma Prof. Motomu Kanai 《Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)》2014,53(5):1382-1385
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a progressive severe neurodegenerative disorder, is currently incurable, despite intensive efforts worldwide. Herein, we demonstrate that catalytic oxygenation of amyloid‐β peptides (Aβ) might be an effective approach to treat AD. Aβ1–42 was oxygenated under physiologically‐relevant conditions (pH 7.4, 37 °C) using a riboflavin catalyst and visible light irradiation, with modifications at the Tyr10, His13, His14, and Met35 residues. The oxygenated Aβ1–42 exhibited considerably lower aggregation potency and neurotoxicity compared with native Aβ. Photooxygenation of Aβ can be performed even in the presence of cells, by using a selective flavin catalyst attached to an Aβ‐binding peptide; the Aβ cytotoxicity was attenuated in this case as well. Furthermore, oxygenated Aβ1–42 inhibited the aggregation and cytotoxicity of native Aβ. 相似文献
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《化学:亚洲杂志》2017,12(3):341-346
Amyloid β‐peptide (Aβ) fibrillation is a major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Inhibition of Aβ fibrillation is thus considered to be an effective strategy for AD prevention and treatment. Here we show that para ‐sulfonatocalix[n ]arenes (SC[n ]A, n =4, 6, 8), a class of amphiphilic calixarene derivatives, can bind to Aβ42 through nonspecific and multipoint hydrophobic interactions. Their binding leads to a pronounced delay in β‐sheet adoption and formation of multiple secondary structures of the peptide, accompanied by changes at the level of the fibrillary architecture. Furthermore, the ζ‐potential value of Aβ42 incubated with SC[6/8]A decreased, which correlated with the reduction of amyloid cytotoxicity. Overall, the SC[n ]A effectively inhibits Aβ42 fibrillation and reduces amyloid cytotoxicity, and SC[8]A showed the best performance among the three macrocycles, possibly owing to its having the strongest interactions with Aβ42. 相似文献
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Rational Design and Identification of a Non‐Peptidic Aggregation Inhibitor of Amyloid‐β Based on a Pharmacophore Motif Obtained from cyclo[‐Lys‐Leu‐Val‐Phe‐Phe‐] 下载免费PDF全文
Tadamasa Arai Takushi Araya Dr. Daisuke Sasaki Dr. Atsuhiko Taniguchi Dr. Takeshi Sato Dr. Youhei Sohma Prof. Motomu Kanai 《Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)》2014,53(31):8236-8239
Inhibition of pathogenic protein aggregation may be an important and straightforward therapeutic strategy for curing amyloid diseases. Small‐molecule aggregation inhibitors of Alzheimer’s amyloid‐β (Aβ) are extremely scarce, however, and are mainly restricted to dye‐ and polyphenol‐type compounds that lack drug‐likeness. Based on the structure‐activity relationship of cyclic Aβ16–20 (cyclo‐[KLVFF]), we identified unique pharmacophore motifs comprising side‐chains of Leu2, Val3, Phe4, and Phe5 residues without involvement of the backbone amide bonds to inhibit Aβ aggregation. This finding allowed us to design non‐peptidic, small‐molecule aggregation inhibitors that possess potent activity. These molecules are the first successful non‐peptidic, small‐molecule aggregation inhibitors of amyloids based on rational molecular design. 相似文献
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Multi‐Frequency,Multi‐Technique Pulsed EPR Investigation of the Copper Binding Site of Murine Amyloid β Peptide 下载免费PDF全文
Donghun Kim Dr. Jeong Kyu Bang Dr. Sun Hee Kim 《Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)》2015,54(5):1561-1564
Copper‐amyloid peptides are proposed to be the cause of Alzheimer’s disease, presumably by oxidative stress. However, mice do not produce amyloid plaques and thus do not suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Although much effort has been focused on the structural characterization of the copper‐ human amyloid peptides, little is known regarding the copper‐binding mode in murine amyloid peptides. Thus, we investigated the structure of copper‐murine amyloid peptides through multi‐frequency, multi‐technique pulsed EPR spectroscopy in conjunction with specific isotope labeling. Based on our pulsed EPR results, we found that Ala2, Glu3, His6, and His14 are directly coordinated with the copper ion in murine amyloid β peptides at pH 8.5. This is the first detailed structural characterization of the copper‐binding mode in murine amyloid β peptides. This work may advance the knowledge required for developing inhibitors of Alzheimer’s disease. 相似文献
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Sara Santi Dr. Valeria Musi Dr. Emiliano Descrovi Dr. Vincent Paeder Joab Di Francesco Dr. Lubos Hvozdara Dr. Peter van der Wal Prof. Hilal A. Lashuel Prof. Annalisa Pastore Prof. Reinhard Neier Prof. Hans Peter Herzig 《Chemphyschem》2013,14(15):3476-3482
We propose the application of a new label‐free optical technique based on photonic nanostructures to real‐time monitor the amyloid‐beta 1‐42 (Aβ(1‐42)) fibrillization, including the early stages of the aggregation process, which are related to the onset of the Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The aggregation of Aβ peptides into amyloid fibrils has commonly been associated with neuronal death, which culminates in the clinical features of the incurable degenerative AD. Recent studies revealed that cell toxicity is determined by the formation of soluble oligomeric forms of Aβ peptides in the early stages of aggregation. At this phase, classical amyloid detection techniques lack in sensitivity. Upon a chemical passivation of the sensing surface by means of polyethylene glycol, the proposed approach allows an accurate, real‐time monitoring of the refractive index variation of the solution, wherein Aβ(1‐42) peptides are aggregating. This measurement is directly related to the aggregation state of the peptide throughout oligomerization and subsequent fibrillization. Our findings open new perspectives in the understanding of the dynamics of amyloid formation, and validate this approach as a new and powerful method to screen aggregation at early stages. 相似文献
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A Method for Evaluating the Level of Soluble β‐Amyloid(1–40/1–42) in Alzheimer’s Disease Based on the Binding of Gelsolin to β‐Amyloid Peptides 下载免费PDF全文
Dr. Yanyan Yu Lin Zhang Dr. Chenglin Li Xiaoyu Sun Dr. Daoquan Tang Prof. Guoyue Shi 《Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)》2014,53(47):12832-12835
In the present work, a new electrochemical strategy for the sensitive and specific detection of soluble β‐amyloid Aβ(1–40/1–42) peptides in a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is described. In contrast to previous antibody‐based methods, β‐amyloid(1–40/1–42) was quantified based on its binding to gelsolin, a secretory protein present in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma. The level of soluble β‐amyloid peptides in the CSF and various brain regions were found with this method to be lower in rats with AD than in normal rats. 相似文献
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Gallotannins and Tannic Acid: First Chemical Syntheses and In Vitro Inhibitory Activity on Alzheimer’s Amyloid β‐Peptide Aggregation 下载免费PDF全文
Dr. Tahiri Sylla Prof. Laurent Pouységu Dr. Grégory Da Costa Dr. Denis Deffieux Prof. Jean‐Pierre Monti Prof. Stéphane Quideau 《Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)》2015,54(28):8217-8221
The screening of natural products in the search for new lead compounds against Alzheimer’s disease has unveiled several plant polyphenols that are capable of inhibiting the formation of toxic β‐amyloid fibrils. Gallic acid based gallotannins are among these polyphenols, but their antifibrillogenic activity has thus far been examined using “tannic acid”, a commercial mixture of gallotannins and other galloylated glucopyranoses. The first total syntheses of two true gallotannins, a hexagalloylglucopyranose and a decagalloylated compound whose structure is commonly used to depict “tannic acid”, are now described. These depsidic gallotannins and simpler galloylated glucose derivatives all inhibit amyloid β‐peptide (Aβ) aggregation in vitro, and monogalloylated α‐glucogallin and a natural β‐hexagalloylglucose are shown to be the strongest inhibitors. 相似文献
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Dr. Hamed Shaykhalishahi Dr. Aziz Gauhar Michael M. Wördehoff Dr. Clara S. R. Grüning Antonia N. Klein Dr. Oliver Bannach Dr. Matthias Stoldt Prof. Dr. Dieter Willbold Prof. Dr. Torleif Härd Dr. Wolfgang Hoyer 《Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)》2015,54(30):8837-8840
Conversion of the intrinsically disordered protein α‐synuclein (α‐syn) into amyloid aggregates is a key process in Parkinson’s disease. The sequence region 35–59 contains β‐strand segments β1 and β2 of α‐syn amyloid fibril models and most disease‐related mutations. β1 and β2 frequently engage in transient interactions in monomeric α‐syn. The consequences of β1–β2 contacts are evaluated by disulfide engineering, biophysical techniques, and cell viability assays. The double‐cysteine mutant α‐synCC, with a disulfide linking β1 and β2, is aggregation‐incompetent and inhibits aggregation and toxicity of wild‐type α‐syn. We show that α‐syn delays the aggregation of amyloid‐β peptide and islet amyloid polypeptide involved in Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes, an effect enhanced in the α‐synCC mutant. Tertiary interactions in the β1–β2 region of α‐syn interfere with the nucleation of amyloid formation, suggesting promotion of such interactions as a potential therapeutic approach. 相似文献
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The Molecular Structure of Alzheimer β‐Amyloid Fibrils Formed in the Presence of Phospholipid Vesicles 下载免费PDF全文
Zheng Niu Weijing Zhao Dr. Zhengfeng Zhang Dr. Fanshu Xiao Xinqi Tang Prof. Jun Yang 《Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)》2014,53(35):9294-9297
β‐amyloid (Aβ) fibrils are the major species involved in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). An atomic‐resolution molecular structure of Aβ40 fibrils formed in the presence of lipid vesicles was obtained by using magic angle spinning (MAS) solid‐state NMR spectroscopy. The fibril structures formed in the presence of the lipid vesicles are remarkably different from those formed in solution. These results provide insights into the molecular mechanism of Aβ aggregation in the presence of lipid vesicles. 相似文献
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Valentina Armiento Anna Spanopoulou Aphrodite Kapurniotu 《Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)》2020,59(9):3372-3384
Protein misfolding into amyloid fibrils is linked to more than 40 as yet incurable cell‐ and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and type 2 diabetes. So far, however, only one of the numerous anti‐amyloid molecules has reached patients. This Minireview gives an overview of molecular strategies and peptide chemistry “tools” to design, develop, and discover peptide‐based molecules as anti‐amyloid drug candidates. We focus on two major inhibitor rational design strategies: 1) the oldest and most common strategy, based on molecular recognition elements of amyloid self‐assembly, and 2) a more recent approach, based on cross‐amyloid interactions. We discuss why peptide‐based amyloid inhibitors, in particular their advanced generations, can be promising leads or candidates for anti‐amyloid drugs as well as valuable tools for deciphering amyloid‐mediated cell damage and its link to disease pathogenesis. 相似文献
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Maintenance of Amyloid β Peptide Homeostasis by Artificial Chaperones Based on Mixed‐Shell Polymeric Micelles 下载免费PDF全文
Fan Huang Jianzu Wang Aoting Qu Liangliang Shen Dr. Jinjian Liu Jianfeng Liu Dr. Zhenkun Zhang Yingli An Prof. Linqi Shi 《Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)》2014,53(34):8985-8990
The disruption of Aβ homeostasis, which results in the accumulation of neurotoxic amyloids, is the fundamental cause of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Molecular chaperones play a critical role in controlling undesired protein misfolding and maintaining intricate proteostasis in vivo. Inspired by a natural molecular chaperone, an artificial chaperone consisting of mixed‐shell polymeric micelles (MSPMs) has been devised with tunable surface properties, serving as a suppressor of AD. Taking advantage of biocompatibility, selectivity toward aberrant proteins, and long blood circulation, these MSPM‐based chaperones can maintain Aβ homeostasis by a combination of inhibiting Aβ fibrillation and facilitating Aβ aggregate clearance and simultaneously reducing Aβ‐mediated neurotoxicity. The balance of hydrophilic/hydrophobic moieties on the surface of MSPMs is important for their enhanced therapeutic effect. 相似文献
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Dr. Ewa A. Mirecka Hamed Shaykhalishahi Aziz Gauhar Şerife Akgül Dr. Justin Lecher Prof. Dr. Dieter Willbold Dr. Matthias Stoldt Dr. Wolfgang Hoyer 《Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)》2014,53(16):4227-4230
The misfolding and aggregation of the protein α‐synuclein (α‐syn), which results in the formation of amyloid fibrils, is involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease and other synucleinopathies. The emergence of amyloid toxicity is associated with the formation of partially folded aggregation intermediates. Here, we engineered a class of binding proteins termed β‐wrapins (β‐wrap proteins) with affinity for α‐synuclein (α‐syn). The NMR structure of an α‐syn:β‐wrapin complex reveals a β‐hairpin of α‐syn comprising the sequence region α‐syn(37–54). The β‐wrapin inhibits α‐syn aggregation and toxicity at substoichiometric concentrations, demonstrating that it interferes with the nucleation of aggregation. 相似文献
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Jinghui Luo Dr. José M. Otero Dr. Chien‐Hung Yu Dr. Sebastian K. T. S. Wärmländer Prof. Astrid Gräslund Prof. Mark Overhand Prof. Jan Pieter Abrahams 《Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)》2013,19(51):17338-17348
In Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid‐β (Aβ) peptides aggregate into extracellular fibrillar deposits. Although these deposits may not be the prime cause of the neurodegeneration that characterizes this disease, inhibition or dissolution of amyloid fibril formation by Aβ peptides is likely to affect its development. ThT fluorescence measurements and AFM images showed that the natural antibiotic gramicidin S significantly inhibited Aβ amyloid formation in vitro and could dissolve amyloids that had formed in the absence of the antibiotic. In silico docking suggested that gramicidin S, a cyclic decapeptide that adopts a β‐sheet conformation, binds to the Aβ peptide hairpin‐stacked fibril through β‐sheet interactions. This may explain why gramicidin S reduces fibril formation. Analogues of gramicidin S were also tested. An analogue with a potency that was four‐times higher than that of the natural product was identified. 相似文献